Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GAPR vs PBMY: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 GAPR can fall 5.9% before its buffer engages and PBMY 4.8%, and GAPR resets 14 days sooner.
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Net assets: $293m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - April, and $40m on Nov 4, 2026 for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - May .
GAPR: reference +8.0% since period start, fund +5.4%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +12.3%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GAPR: reference +8.0% since period start, fund +5.4%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +12.3%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.PBMY: reference +6.7% since period start, fund +4.5%; buffer 0 to −20; cap +11.3%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
PBMY: reference +6.7% since period start, fund +4.5%; buffer 0 to −20; cap +11.3%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PBMY costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; GAPR is 7.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GAPR | PBMY |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% | +8.3% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 7.4% | 6.3% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.50% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $293m | $40m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
How much of a bear-market fall the buffer would absorb from today's level, ranked against 292 buffer ETFs on stocks with a live outcome period. 100 is best. How it is computed
Today's position against one 20% fall; it ignores smaller falls, and stock buffers are never ranked against bond or commodity ones. All buffer ETFs ranked by it →
Window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | GAPR | PBMY | GAPR | PBMY |
| 3 months | +1.2% | +1.3% | +1.6 pts | +1.7 pts |
| 6 months | +4.2% | +3.8% | −0.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 1 year | +8.7% | +8.3% | −4.8 pts | −5.3 pts |
| 3 years | +37.8% | – | −38.6 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: GAPR Apr 2023 · PBMY May 2024 | +44.1% | +28.3% | −41.8 pts | −25.0 pts |
Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. – means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Where each one stands today
GAPR resets first, on Apr 16, 2027, 163 days from now; PBMY runs to Apr 30, 2027, 177 days. GAPR can still gain 5.8% before its cap, PBMY 6.0%. A fall from here reaches GAPR’s buffer after 5.9% and PBMY’s after 4.8%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
GAPR
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 5.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 5.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 7.4% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 163 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Apr 16, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
PBMY
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 6.0% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 4.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 6.3% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 20.0% of the 20.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 177 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Apr 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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